Buddy Guy, B.B. King & Others Win At W.C. Handy Blues Awards
MEMPHIS (WC Handy Blues Awards) - Veteran performers Buddy Guy and B.B. King were the big winners at the 23rd Annual W.C. Handy Blues Awards Thursday night (May 23) in Memphis. King, who performed at the show with Ike Turner, Little Milton, and Rosco Gordon, received the entertainer of the year award. ...
| Full List of Academy of Country Music Awards (CMA) winners
LOS ANGELES (ACM) - Brooks & Dunn were the Academy Of Country Music's big winners, breaking country legend Merle Haggard's record to become the artists with the most ACM awards ever--16 total wins. The super-duo took home awards for country video of the year for "Only In America," top vocal duo, and ...
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Beyonce Knowles, Dido, Strokes, James Taylor, & Tony Bennett Honored By ASCAP
LOS ANGELES (ASCAP) - Veteran and new songwriters earned key honors at the 19th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards Monday (May 20) night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. As previously announced, James Taylor was bestowed with the ASCAP Founders Award and Tony Bennett was given the ASCAP ...
| Marc Anthony Takes Home Three ALMA Awards
NEW YORK (ALMA Awards) - Marc Anthony walked away with three awards at the 2002 American Latino Media Arts (ALMA) Awards, which took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Saturday (May 18). Anthony won outstanding male performer, Spanish language album of the year for Libre, and the outstanding ...
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'Flopstars' top UK pop charts
LONDON, UK (Top40 Charts) - Liberty X, the pop group formed by the losers on TV show Popstars, have delivered a blow to their rivals, Hear'Say, by going to number one in the singles chart. The group of five runners-up from the talent show have hit the top spot with their third single, Just A Little. ...
| 3 Doors Down, Matchbox Twenty Singers Earn Top Honors At BMI Pop Awards
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) - For a stately hotel, the Regent Beverly Wilshire was pretty rockin' Tuesday (May 14) night as Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Bo Diddley were honored with Icon Awards during the 2002 BMI Pop Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. This was the 50th annual ceremony held by the performing ...
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Aaliyah, Alicia Keys Lead Second Annual BET Awards Noms
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) - As has been the case with many awards shows over the last year, Aaliyah and Alicia Keys top the nominees' list for the second annual BET Awards, it was announced from the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, Calif., on Tuesday (May 14). Aaliyah led all nominees with four nods. The ...
| Juan Gabriel Scores At Billboard Latin Awards (Full Winners List)
MIAMI, FL (Top 40 Charts) - Veteran Mexican singer/songwriter Juan Gabriel took home four honors at the 13th annual Billboard Latin Music Awards last night (May 9) in Miami, including songwriter of the year, hot Latin track of the year, and Latin pop airplay track of the year for his hit song "Abrazame ...
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Queen Rock On In Poll
NEW YORK (Guinness World Records Website) - Queen's rock opera single Bohemian Rhapsody has topped a poll to find the UK's favourite hit of all time. The 1975 track, which mixed opera-style harmonies with rock guitar riffs, held off competition from classic Beatles' tracks such as Yesterday and Hey ...
| Kenny Chesney Ends Ashanti's Three-Week Run At No. 1
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - It took a country boy to escort an R&B diva-in-training out of the No. 1 spot of The US Albums Top 200 this week as Kenny Chesney's No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems rolls in with nearly a quarter million in first-week sales. Ashanti's self-titled, three-weeks-at-the-top debut ...
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UK acts disappear from US charts
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Something is not going well in the UK musical scene:
for the first time in more than 38 years, there are no UK acts in the top 100 singles chart in the US. Craig David's Seven Days has just dropped out of the Billboard rundown, leaving the singles chart totally free of UK ...
| Nickelodeon Awards: Kids Rule!
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - The 15th annual Nickelodeon Kid�s Choice Awards held on Saturday in Santa Monica promised to be bigger louder and messier than ever before and they didn�t disappoint. The show, which celebrates kids favourite celebrities in the world of music, movies and television was hosted ...
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White Stripes, Marvin Gaye Among Winners (full list) At Detroit Music Awards
DETROIT (Top40 Charts) - Fast-rising garage rock duo White Stripes was the big winner at this year's Detroit Music Awards on Friday (April 19) at the city's State Theatre. The group won the outstanding national album trophy for its 2001 release White Blood Cells, while the track "Hotel Yorba" was named ...
| Rams' Warner to Co-Host Dove Awards
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Gospelmusic.org) - St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner, co-host of this year's Dove Awards show for Christian music, says he doesn't know if football fans will watch. "It would be great to have some people step over that line a little bit, and broaden their horizons," Warner told. ...
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Janet Jackson, Alicia Keys, & India.Arie Among Essence Awards Honorees
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) - Janet Jackson, Alicia Keys, India.Arie, and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are among the music honorees for the 15th Annual Essence Awards on May 31. Jackson will take home the inaugural Essence magazine Readers' Choice Entertainer of the Year award. Oscar-winning actress Halle ...
| Nickelback & Diana Krall Top Canada's Juno Awards (full list)
TORONTO, Canada (Top40 Charts) - Nickelback and Diana Krall took home three trophies each to lead the pack at Canada's 2002 Juno Awards at Mile One Stadium in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, on Sunday (April 14). Nickelback grabbed honors for Best Group, Best Single ("How You Remind Me"), and ...
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Nickelback, Krall lead winners at Canadian music awards
TORONTO (Top40 Chartsy) - Vancouver-based rockers Nickelback and jazz pianist Diana Krall each won three prizes at Canada's 31st annual Juno music awards Sunday night, while many of the most-nominated artists, including Our Lady Peace, Nelly Furtado and Leonard Cohen, walked away empty-handed. Nickelback ...
| Female R&B Newcomers Chart High: Ashanti Bows At No. 1 & Tweet At No. 3
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Females are ruling the R&B roost this week as N.Y.-based singer Ashanti -? best known until now for her appearances on Ja Rule's "Always on Time" and Fat Joe's "What's Luv" ?- debuts at No. 1 and Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott prot�g� Tweet debuts at No. 3 on The Billboard 200. ...
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U2, Alicia Keys, *NSYNC, P.O.D. Among Nominees For Video Awards
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Videos including U2's "Stuck In A Moment, Alicia Keys's "Fallin'," *NSYNC's "Pop," and P.O.D.'s "Alive" are among the nominees announced Thursday (April 4) for the 11th annual MVPA Awards. The MVPAs are produced by the Music Video Production Association and judged by members ...
| Celine Dion, WWF, & Avant Rise High On The US Albums 200
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Celine Dion makes a triumphant return with her first new studio album in five years, New Day Has Come, which debuts at No. 1 on The USA Albums 200 with an impressive 527,018 in first-week sales. Three other albums debut in the top 10 next week as well -- the rock-meets-wrestling ...
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